From [email protected] Fri Nov 12 15:41:18 1993
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From: [email protected] (Una Smith)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,bit.admin,bit.listserv.biosph-l,bit.listserv.ethology,sci.bio,sci.bio.ecology,sci.environment,rec.pets.herp,bionet.general,bionet.molbio.evolution
Subject: RFD: sci.bio.{ethology,herps}, sci.environment.biosphere
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Date: 11 Nov 1993 13:38:16 -0500
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Request for Discussion
Proposal to create
sci.bio.ethology for discussion of the scientific study of
animal behavior and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herps for discussion of the natural history,
biology, conservation, and scientific
study of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere for discussion of scientific research
on the properties and dynamics of the
biosphere which envelopes our planet.
Motivation
Sci.bio.herps is motivated by the "tell me too" response to a query
in sci.bio.ecology about whether such a group exists. It would
compliment the already very popular rec.pets.herp.
The other two groups are already available in Usenet, and have well
established readerships (plus 250 e-mail subscribers), but would be
far more accessible if moved to the sci.* hierarchy.
Administrivia
Usenet vote first-timers: an RFD invites thoughtful comments on
whether a proposed newsgroup change is useful and desirable. It is an
opportunity to voice any serious reservations or obojections, and to
suggest modifications to any proposed new newsgroup names, if need be.
As it is not a call for votes, there is no need to respond if you feel
the proposal is a good idea. Assuming the response to the RFD bodes
well for the success of the proposal, a formal call for votes (CVF)
will appear at the end of the month.
Sci.bio.ethology will be gated to the LISTSERV mailing list ETHOLOGY,
which is now gated to bit.listserv.ethology. Sci.environment.biosphere
will be gated to BIOSPH-L, which is now gated to bit.listserv.biosph-l.
The two bit.listserv.* groups will be removed once they are redundant.
These proposed new groups have been discussed in the corresponding lists
with generally favorable results. The mailing list owners (respectively:
[email protected] and Dave Phillips <[email protected]>)
have given their blessings to these proposals.
It is anticipated that sci.bio.herps will also have a mailing list,
to be administered by Michael Eisen <[email protected]>.
If all goes well, the call for votes (CFV) for these three groups will
go out together with the CVF for sci.bio.evolution. An RFD for this
group was posted earlier this month by Chris Colby <[email protected]>.
Having a joint CFV will means that each person who sees the CFV may vote
on any or all four group proposals via a single e-mail message, rather
than in separate messages. This is sensible as the groups are related.
Also, look for a separate CFV for sci.anthropology.paleo on November 18.
Send no votes now! The CFV will include instructions on how to submit
your vote. Thank you.
--
Una Smith
Yale University, Department of Biology, Osborn Memorial Laboratories,
PO Box 6666, New Haven, Connecticut 06511-8155 [email protected]
From [email protected] Thu Dec 2 17:01:15 1993
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: [email protected] (Brenda J. Roder)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,bit.admin,bit.listserv.biosph-l,bit.listserv.ethology,sci.bio,sci.bio.ecology,sci.environment,rec.pets.herp,bionet.general,bionet.molbio.evolution
Subject: CFV: sci.bio.{ethology,herp}, sci.environment.biosphere
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1st CALL FOR VOTES (of 3)
Proposed:
Rename bit.listserv.ethology to sci.bio.ethology
Create sci.bio.herp
Rename bit.listserv.biosph-l to sci.environment.biosphere
Newsgroup lines:
sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere Study of the earth's biosphere.
Votes must be received by 2 January 1994, 23:59:59 GMT.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only, contact [email protected] For questions about
the proposed newsgroups, contact [email protected] (Una Smith).
CHARTERS
sci.bio.ethology: for discussion of the scientific study of animal behavior
and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp: for discussion of the natural history, biology, conservation,
and scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere: for discussion of scientific research on the
properties and dynamics of the earth's biosphere.
The newsgroups bit.listserv.biosph-l and bit.listserv.ethology are gated to
the LISTSERV mailing lists BIOSPH-L (Dave Phillips, [email protected]
is the list owner), and ETHOLOGY ([email protected] is the owner).
Each list has several hundred subscribers, who have been polled on the
question of changing the newsgroup names, and are generally in favor. The
mailing lists would remain as they are; only the names of the newsgroups
would change.
It is expected that a mailing list will be gated to sci.bio.herps, as
extensive interest was expressed by biologists who do not have direct
access to Usenet at this time. This newsgroup is proposed in addition
to rec.pets.herp because the traffic in rec.pets.herp would overwhelm
most e-mail subscribers. The proposed mailing list owner, Michael Eisen,
[email protected], is now looking for a site to host the list.
VOTING PROCEDURE
Standard Guidelines for voting apply.
The requirements for newsgroup creation are 100 more YES votes than NO
votes and twice as many YES votes as NO votes.
Before voting, please read through these instructions. This message has
a "ballot" which you should copy into your e-mail to the votetaker, and
edit to indicate your vote on each of the newsgroup proposals in this CFV.
The names, addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the vote
results. By Usenet convention, because there is no other way to protect
against voter fraud, all YES and NO votes must be revealed. ABSTAIN votes
are revealed as well.
One vote per person, no more than one vote per account.
HOW AND WHERE TO SEND YOUR VOTE
To vote, send E-MAIL to [email protected]
Just replying by E-MAIL to this message should work. Ballots sent to a
newsgroup or mailing list will not be counted, so be sure you send your
ballot to [email protected]
The votetaker will send an e-mail acknowledgement (ack) for your ballot.
The ack will show how your ballot was registered, or specify any problems
with it. If the ack does not reflect your ballot as you wished to cast
it, (you changed your mind, or your ballot was somehow processed in error)
you should send your ballot again before the deadline. It is your
responsibility to ensure that your vote is registered correctly before the
deadline.
If you do not receive an ack after several days, you should send your ballot
again and check the "bounced ack" list in the next CFV. The bounced ack
list will help you determine that your ballot was received, but will not
reveal how it was registered.
IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE
Save your ballot. Ballots not formatted according to the following criteria
may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. If this happens, or
you change your mind before the voting period ends, you may send a new ballot.
HOW TO FORMAT YOUR VOTE
Use the "ballot" provided below. Copy everything inside the "-=-=-=-" lines
(please delete the rest of this message in your e-mail). Your ballot will
be registered by a computer program, so it must appear in the format below.
Type in your name after the text that says "Give your real name here:".
For each newsgroup, insert your vote between the brackets on the same line.
Recognized votes are YES, NO and ABSTAIN. You can also abstain (not vote)
by not sending a ballot, or by leaving the space blank, or by omiting the
line. But, to change a previous YES or NO vote to a non-vote, you should
use the word ABSTAIN.
If you vote YES, NO, or ABSTAIN, and later decide to abstain from all votes,
you may remove all evidence that you participated in the vote, by sending a
ballot containing CANCEL in the brackets of each line. Your name will not
appear in the RESULTS posting, but the raw vote information is still retained.
Unless there is controversy after the vote is finished, the raw vote
information is not viewed by anyone except the votetaker.
Don't worry about spacing, case, or any quote characters ">" that your
e-mail program inserts. If you don't know how to copy the ballot into your
e-mail, you can re-type it by hand. You must include:
1. the text "[SB-0001]"
2. the text "Give your real name here:" plus your name on the same line.
and, for each proposed newsgroup,
3. type just the special vote keyword (YES, NO) and the complete,
correctly spelled name of the newsgroup, with EACH newsgroup vote
on a separate line. You MUST type these accurately, but you can
skip any you intend to abstain on.
Again, the basic instructions: Send e-mail to [email protected]
In it, put the "ballot" text from between the "-=-=-=-" lines below (please
do not include the rest of this message). Add your name after the text that
says "Give your real name here:" and, for each newsgroup, place a YES or NO
in the brackets next to it to vote for or against it.
And don't worry: ask [email protected] for help if you need it.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Start of Ballot -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
sci.bio.* Ballot [SB-0001]
Give your real name here:
Your Vote Group
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[ ] sci.bio.ethology (from bit.listserv.ethology)
[ ] sci.bio.herp
[ ] sci.environment.biosphere (from bit.listserv.biosph-l)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- End of Ballot -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
--
Brenda J. Roder ([email protected])
From [email protected] Thu Dec 9 17:21:00 1993
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: [email protected] (Brenda J. Roder)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,bit.admin,bit.listserv.biosph-l,bit.listserv.ethology,sci.bio,sci.bio.ecology,sci.environment,rec.pets.herp,bionet.general,bionet.molbio.evolution
Subject: 2nd CFV: sci.bio.{ethology,herp}, sci.environment.biosphere
Supersedes: <[email protected]>
Followup-To: poster
Date: 8 Dec 1993 14:27:22 -0500
Organization: UUNET Communications
Lines: 163
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Expires: 3 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net
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2nd CALL FOR VOTES (of 3)
Proposed:
Rename bit.listserv.ethology to sci.bio.ethology
Create sci.bio.herp
Rename bit.listserv.biosph-l to sci.environment.biosphere
Newsgroup lines:
sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere Study of the earth's biosphere.
Votes must be received by 2 January 1994, 23:59:59 GMT.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only, contact [email protected] For questions about
the proposed newsgroups, contact [email protected] (Una Smith).
CHARTERS
sci.bio.ethology: for discussion of the scientific study of animal behavior
and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp: for discussion of the natural history, biology, conservation,
and scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere: for discussion of scientific research on the
properties and dynamics of the earth's biosphere.
The newsgroups bit.listserv.biosph-l and bit.listserv.ethology are gated to
the LISTSERV mailing lists BIOSPH-L (Dave Phillips, [email protected]
is the list owner), and ETHOLOGY ([email protected] is the owner).
Each list has several hundred subscribers, who have been polled on the
question of changing the newsgroup names, and are generally in favor. The
mailing lists would remain as they are; only the names of the newsgroups
would change.
It is expected that a mailing list will be gated to sci.bio.herp, as
extensive interest was expressed by biologists who do not have direct
access to Usenet at this time. This newsgroup is proposed in addition
to rec.pets.herp because the traffic in rec.pets.herp would overwhelm
most e-mail subscribers. The proposed mailing list owner, Michael Eisen,
[email protected], is now looking for a site to host the list.
VOTING PROCEDURE
Standard Guidelines for voting apply.
The requirements for newsgroup creation are 100 more YES votes than NO
votes and twice as many YES votes as NO votes.
Before voting, please read through these instructions. This message has
a "ballot" which you should copy into your e-mail to the votetaker, and
edit to indicate your vote on each of the newsgroup proposals in this CFV.
The names, addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the vote
results. By Usenet convention, because there is no other way to protect
against voter fraud, all YES and NO votes must be revealed. ABSTAIN votes
are revealed as well.
One vote per person, no more than one vote per account.
HOW AND WHERE TO SEND YOUR VOTE
To vote, send E-MAIL to [email protected]
Just replying by E-MAIL to this message should work. Ballots sent to a
newsgroup or mailing list will not be counted, so be sure you send your
ballot to [email protected]
The votetaker will send an e-mail acknowledgement (ack) for your ballot.
The ack will show how your ballot was registered, or specify any problems
with it. If the ack does not reflect your ballot as you wished to cast
it, (you changed your mind, or your ballot was somehow processed in error)
you should send your ballot again before the deadline. It is your
responsibility to ensure that your vote is registered correctly before the
deadline.
If you do not receive an ack after several days, you should send your ballot
again and check the "bounced ack" list in the next CFV. The bounced ack
list will help you determine that your ballot was received, but will not
reveal how it was registered.
IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE
Save your ballot. Ballots not formatted according to the following criteria
may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. If this happens, or
you change your mind before the voting period ends, you may send a new ballot.
HOW TO FORMAT YOUR VOTE
Use the "ballot" provided below. Copy everything inside the "-=-=-=-" lines
(please delete the rest of this message in your e-mail). Your ballot will
be registered by a computer program, so it must appear in the format below.
Type in your name after the text that says "Give your real name here:".
For each newsgroup, insert your vote between the brackets on the same line.
Recognized votes are YES, NO and ABSTAIN. You can also abstain (not vote)
by not sending a ballot, or by leaving the space blank, or by omiting the
line. But, to change a previous YES or NO vote to a non-vote, you should
use the word ABSTAIN.
If you vote YES, NO, or ABSTAIN, and later decide to abstain from all votes,
you may remove all evidence that you participated in the vote, by sending a
ballot containing CANCEL in the brackets of each line. Your name will not
appear in the RESULTS posting, but the raw vote information is still retained.
Unless there is controversy after the vote is finished, the raw vote
information is not viewed by anyone except the votetaker.
Don't worry about spacing, case, or any quote characters ">" that your
e-mail program inserts. If you don't know how to copy the ballot into your
e-mail, you can re-type it by hand. You must include:
1. the text "[SB-0002]"
2. the text "Give your real name here:" plus your name on the same line.
and, for each proposed newsgroup,
3. type just the special vote keyword (YES, NO) and the complete,
correctly spelled name of the newsgroup, with EACH newsgroup vote
on a separate line. You MUST type these accurately, but you can
skip any you intend to abstain on.
Again, the basic instructions: Send e-mail to [email protected]
In it, put the "ballot" text from between the "-=-=-=-" lines below (please
do not include the rest of this message). Add your name after the text that
says "Give your real name here:" and, for each newsgroup, place a YES or NO
in the brackets next to it to vote for or against it.
And don't worry: ask [email protected] for help if you need it.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Start of Ballot -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
sci.bio.* Ballot [SB-0002]
Give your real name here:
Your Vote Group
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[ ] sci.bio.ethology (from bit.listserv.ethology)
[ ] sci.bio.herp
[ ] sci.environment.biosphere (from bit.listserv.biosph-l)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- End of Ballot -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
BOUNCE ACK
All votes received have been acknowledged by email.
Email acknowledgements of the following votes have bounced:
<MKEARSLEY%[email protected]> (Mike Kearsley)
--
Brenda J. Roder ([email protected])
From [email protected] Thu Dec 16 15:49:18 1993
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: [email protected] (Brenda J. Roder)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,bit.admin,bit.listserv.biosph-l,bit.listserv.ethology,sci.bio,sci.bio.ecology,sci.environment,rec.pets.herp,bionet.general,bionet.molbio.evolution
Subject: 3rd CFV: sci.bio.{ethology,herp}, sci.environment.biosphere
Supersedes: <[email protected]>
Followup-To: poster
Date: 15 Dec 1993 14:54:45 -0500
Organization: UUNET Communications
Lines: 164
Sender: [email protected]
Approved: [email protected]
Expires: 3 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net
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3rd (LAST) CALL FOR VOTES (of 3)
Proposed:
Rename bit.listserv.ethology to sci.bio.ethology
Create sci.bio.herp
Rename bit.listserv.biosph-l to sci.environment.biosphere
Newsgroup lines:
sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere Study of the earth's biosphere.
Votes must be received by 2 January 1994, 23:59:59 GMT.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only, contact [email protected] For questions about
the proposed newsgroups, contact [email protected] (Una Smith).
CHARTERS
sci.bio.ethology: for discussion of the scientific study of animal behavior
and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp: for discussion of the natural history, biology, conservation,
and scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere: for discussion of scientific research on the
properties and dynamics of the earth's biosphere.
The newsgroups bit.listserv.biosph-l and bit.listserv.ethology are gated to
the LISTSERV mailing lists BIOSPH-L (Dave Phillips, [email protected]
is the list owner), and ETHOLOGY ([email protected] is the owner).
Each list has several hundred subscribers, who have been polled on the
question of changing the newsgroup names, and are generally in favor. The
mailing lists would remain as they are; only the names of the newsgroups
would change.
It is expected that a mailing list will be gated to sci.bio.herp, as
extensive interest was expressed by biologists who do not have direct
access to Usenet at this time. This newsgroup is proposed in addition
to rec.pets.herp because the traffic in rec.pets.herp would overwhelm
most e-mail subscribers. The proposed mailing list owner, Michael Eisen,
[email protected], is now looking for a site to host the list.
VOTING PROCEDURE
Standard Guidelines for voting apply.
The requirements for newsgroup creation are 100 more YES votes than NO
votes and twice as many YES votes as NO votes.
Before voting, please read through these instructions. This message has
a "ballot" which you should copy into your e-mail to the votetaker, and
edit to indicate your vote on each of the newsgroup proposals in this CFV.
The names, addresses and votes of all voters will be published in the vote
results. By Usenet convention, because there is no other way to protect
against voter fraud, all YES and NO votes must be revealed. ABSTAIN votes
are revealed as well.
One vote per person, no more than one vote per account.
HOW AND WHERE TO SEND YOUR VOTE
To vote, send E-MAIL to [email protected]
Just replying by E-MAIL to this message should work. Ballots sent to a
newsgroup or mailing list will not be counted, so be sure you send your
ballot to [email protected]
The votetaker will send an e-mail acknowledgement (ack) for your ballot.
The ack will show how your ballot was registered, or specify any problems
with it. If the ack does not reflect your ballot as you wished to cast
it, (you changed your mind, or your ballot was somehow processed in error)
you should send your ballot again before the deadline. It is your
responsibility to ensure that your vote is registered correctly before the
deadline.
If you do not receive an ack after several days, you should send your ballot
again and check the "bounced ack" list in the next CFV. The bounced ack
list will help you determine that your ballot was received, but will not
reveal how it was registered.
IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE
Save your ballot. Ballots not formatted according to the following criteria
may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program. If this happens, or
you change your mind before the voting period ends, you may send a new ballot.
HOW TO FORMAT YOUR VOTE
Use the "ballot" provided below. Copy everything inside the "-=-=-=-" lines
(please delete the rest of this message in your e-mail). Your ballot will
be registered by a computer program, so it must appear in the format below.
Type in your name after the text that says "Give your real name here:".
For each newsgroup, insert your vote between the brackets on the same line.
Recognized votes are YES, NO and ABSTAIN. You can also abstain (not vote)
by not sending a ballot, or by leaving the space blank, or by omiting the
line. But, to change a previous YES or NO vote to a non-vote, you should
use the word ABSTAIN.
If you vote YES, NO, or ABSTAIN, and later decide to abstain from all votes,
you may remove all evidence that you participated in the vote, by sending a
ballot containing CANCEL in the brackets of each line. Your name will not
appear in the RESULTS posting, but the raw vote information is still retained.
Unless there is controversy after the vote is finished, the raw vote
information is not viewed by anyone except the votetaker.
Don't worry about spacing, case, or any quote characters ">" that your
e-mail program inserts. If you don't know how to copy the ballot into your
e-mail, you can re-type it by hand. You must include:
1. the text "[SB-0003]"
2. the text "Give your real name here:" plus your name on the same line.
and, for each proposed newsgroup,
3. type just the special vote keyword (YES, NO) and the complete,
correctly spelled name of the newsgroup, with EACH newsgroup vote
on a separate line. You MUST type these accurately, but you can
skip any you intend to abstain on.
Again, the basic instructions: Send e-mail to [email protected]
In it, put the "ballot" text from between the "-=-=-=-" lines below (please
do not include the rest of this message). Add your name after the text that
says "Give your real name here:" and, for each newsgroup, place a YES or NO
in the brackets next to it to vote for or against it.
And don't worry: ask [email protected] for help if you need it.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Start of Ballot -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
sci.bio.* Ballot [SB-0003]
Give your real name here:
Your Vote Group
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
[ ] sci.bio.ethology (from bit.listserv.ethology)
[ ] sci.bio.herp
[ ] sci.environment.biosphere (from bit.listserv.biosph-l)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- End of Ballot -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
BOUNCE ACK
All votes received have been acknowledged by email.
Email acknowledgements of the following votes have bounced:
<MKEARSLEY%[email protected]> (Mike Kearsley)
[email protected]
--
Brenda J. Roder ([email protected])
From [email protected] Mon Jan 3 17:50:27 1994
Path: uunet!bounce-back
From: [email protected] (Brenda J. Roder)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,bit.admin,bit.listserv.biosph-l,bit.listserv.ethology,sci.bio,sci.bio.ecology,sci.environment,rec.pets.herp,bionet.general,bionet.molbio.evolution
Subject: RESULT: sci.bio.{ethology,herp} pass, sci.environment.biosphere fails
Supersedes: <[email protected]>
Followup-To: news.groups
Date: 3 Jan 1994 16:58:54 -0500
Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers
Lines: 274
Sender: [email protected]
Approved: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected] (Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Account)
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net
Xref: uunet news.announce.newgroups:4437 news.groups:91320 bit.admin:770 bit.listserv.biosph-l:5085 bit.listserv.ethology:467 sci.bio:16597 sci.bio.ecology:2595 sci.environment:39581 rec.pets.herp:13016 bionet.general:7419 bionet.molbio.evolution:1379
Proposed:
Rename bit.listserv.ethology to sci.bio.ethology
Create sci.bio.herp
Rename bit.listserv.biosph-l to sci.environment.biosphere
sci.bio.{ethology,herp}, sci.environment.biosphere results - 171 valid votes
Yes No : 2/3? >100? : Pass? : Group
---- ---- : ---- ----- : ----- : -------------------------------------------
119 8 : Yes Yes : Yes : sci.bio.ethology
128 13 : Yes Yes : Yes : sci.bio.herp
96 13 : Yes No : No : sci.environment.biosphere
8 invalid votes
For sci.bio.ethology and sci.bio.herp, this margin is adequate for newgroup
creation. Barring serious controversy about the vote, the group will be
created about five days after this is posted.
The margin was not adequate for sci.environment.biosphere, it will not be
created and may not be proposed again for six months.
Voting closed at 23:59:59 GMT, 2 Jan 1994.
This vote was conducted by a neutral third party.
Vote-taker's address: [email protected] (Brenda J. Roder)
Group proponent's address: [email protected] (Una Smith)
Newsgroup lines:
sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere Study of the earth's biosphere.
CHARTERS
sci.bio.ethology: for discussion of the scientific study of animal behavior
and behavioral ecology.
sci.bio.herp: for discussion of the natural history, biology, conservation,
and scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.
sci.environment.biosphere: for discussion of scientific research on the
properties and dynamics of the earth's biosphere.
The newsgroups bit.listserv.biosph-l and bit.listserv.ethology are gated to
the LISTSERV mailing lists BIOSPH-L (Dave Phillips, [email protected]
is the list owner), and ETHOLOGY ([email protected] is the owner).
Each list has several hundred subscribers, who have been polled on the
question of changing the newsgroup names, and are generally in favor. The
mailing lists would remain as they are; only the names of the newsgroups
would change.
It is expected that a mailing list will be gated to sci.bio.herp, as
extensive interest was expressed by biologists who do not have direct
access to Usenet at this time. This newsgroup is proposed in addition
to rec.pets.herp because the traffic in rec.pets.herp would overwhelm
most e-mail subscribers. The proposed mailing list owner, Michael Eisen,
[email protected], is now looking for a site to host the list.
VOTE ACK
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Please don't use this voting list to generate a mailing list (from
either the yes or no votes) -- voters are not necessarily interested
in the topic voted on.
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sci.bio.{ethology,herp}, sci.environment.biosphere Final Vote Ack
sci.environment.biosphere -----+
sci.bio.herp ----+|
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[email protected] Andrew Mossberg --Y
[email protected] Jeremy Creighton Ahouse YYY
[email protected] Annemarie Jameson YYY
[email protected] Anna Haynes -Y-
[email protected] Alan McGowen YYY
[email protected] Alfonso E. Urdaneta -Y-
[email protected] John Alroy -Y-
[email protected] Amberle S Ferrian NNY
[email protected] Andres Kuusk --Y
[email protected] Andre Da Ngo YY-
[email protected] Arthur Chance YYY
asc[email protected]moose.uvm.edu Abdon Schmitt Y--
[email protected] Allison Taylor Y--
[email protected] Ray McKenzie YY-
[email protected] Jonathan Baron --N
[email protected] Bob Beason YYY
[email protected] William BEAUDOT YYY
[email protected] Robert F. Benningfield Jr. YYY
[email protected] Bernt Guldbrandtsen YYY
[email protected] Brian Hayes YYY
[email protected] Bruce R. Mehlman -Y-
[email protected] Bruce Waldman YY-
[email protected] Carola A. Haas -Y-
[email protected] Leslie K. W. Chan Y--
[email protected] Chip Harvey YYY
[email protected] James Childers YYY
[email protected] Elizabeth Harris -Y-
[email protected] CHOPLIN YYY
[email protected] Christian Steel YYY
[email protected] Chris Colby YY-
[email protected] Colin Allen YYY
[email protected] Craig R. Sadler Y--
[email protected] Bill Davidsen -Y-
[email protected] Daniel R. Cormier -Y-
[email protected] Dean Pentcheff YYY
[email protected] David Haynes -Y-
[email protected] Dennis Jaehne YYY
[email protected] Michael Dobson YYY
[email protected] Peter P. Donohue -Y-
[email protected] Rebecca Drayer YYY
[email protected] David O. Stein YYY
[email protected] Shan D. Duncan YY-
[email protected] Dan Webster YY-
[email protected] David Stephens YYN
[email protected] Brian Dyet -N-
eisen%[email protected] Michael Eisen YYY
[email protected] Eugene Eisman YYY
[email protected] EJ Chichilnisky YYY
[email protected] Eli Holmes YYN
[email protected] Ed McGuire NNN
[email protected] Edward Vielmetti YYY
[email protected] --Y
[email protected] Eric Mathre -Y-
[email protected] simon featherstone xd/gdd x.4462 -Y-
[email protected] Ethel Tobach YYY
[email protected] Ernest Williams YYY
[email protected] Christopher Finelli YY-
[email protected] Carwil James YYY
[email protected] Sean P. Ryan YNY
[email protected] Francis Uy --N
[email protected] ALDO-PIER SOLARI NNN
[email protected] George G. Perkins YYY
[email protected] Candace S. O'Connor YYY
[email protected] Henry Hong ([email protected]) YYY
[email protected] Harold Gouzoules YYY
[email protected] Daniel P. Johnson -Y-
[email protected] Hamish G. Spencer Y--
[email protected] Hideya YOSHIDA YYY
[email protected] Hao-yang Wang YY-
[email protected] Mark Miller YYY
[email protected] Tia Morris -YY
[email protected] Becky Brown YYY
[email protected] Denise Shapiro -Y-
[email protected] Vladan Babovic YNN
[email protected] Fred Inscho --N
[email protected] Thomas Ludwig YYY
[email protected] --Y
[email protected] Janette Wenrick Boughman Y--
[email protected] John Bohrman YYY
[email protected] Jan den Dulk YYY
[email protected] jonathan eisen YYY
[email protected] James E. Jans YYY
[email protected] Jay Gitomer -Y-
[email protected] Janette Fischer YY-
[email protected] Jim McIntosh YYY
[email protected] Albert Jolink Y--
[email protected] Joseph Scott -Y-
[email protected] Joshua A. Hayes YYY
[email protected] Joshua C. Lerner YYY
[email protected] juan parra YYY
[email protected] Jocele Wang YYY
[email protected] Keith Bell YYY
[email protected] Paul Keck YYY
[email protected] Harold W. Kerster YYY
[email protected] Kathleen Richards YYY
[email protected] Dave Kinnaman ---
[email protected] Kirsten Klinghammer YYY
[email protected] Karl Lorenz YNY
[email protected] Kathleen Morgan YYY
[email protected] Martin Schr"oder YYY
[email protected] Lachlan Cranswick YYY
[email protected] Jonathan Novak Laguna YY-
[email protected] Willem de Lange YYY
[email protected] Diane Larson -Y-
[email protected] Earl Larson NY-
[email protected] Liza Daly -Y-
[email protected] Vladimir F. Levchenko --Y
[email protected] Laulette Aleksandra (Sasha) Malchik YYY
[email protected] Michael P. Lombardo YNN
[email protected] Victor E Aldridge III N-N
[email protected] Dr. Bengt Mansson YYY
[email protected] Marc Dashevsky YYY
[email protected] Kimberly Martin Y--
[email protected] Mike Balsai YYY
[email protected] Julian Blanc YYY
[email protected] -N-
[email protected] Michael K. Edwards YYY
[email protected] Marianne Grochowski -Y-
[email protected] Mona Holley --Y
[email protected] Marc ter Horst YYY
MKEARSLEY%[email protected] Mike Kearsley NY-
[email protected] Maxime Taksar KC6ZPS YNY
[email protected] Terry Morse -Y-
[email protected] Y-Y
[email protected] Michael J. Rehberg YYY
[email protected] Melissa Warden YYY
[email protected] Mark Whitcombe --Y
[email protected] Nigel Allen YYY
[email protected] Nancy M Jarman -Y-
[email protected] Sam Marshall YYY
[email protected] John Simmons YYY
[email protected] Paul J. Hollander YYY
[email protected] Peter Midford Y--
[email protected] Paul Prevett YYY
[email protected] Paula Ford YYY
[email protected] Michael Quinn YYY
[email protected] James Munger -Y-
[email protected] Robert Barber YYY
[email protected] Rachel Emily Molenaar YY-
[email protected] Sendhil Revuluri YNY
[email protected] Richard Miller NNN
[email protected] Rosemary J. Smith Y--
[email protected] Roger Lai YYY
[email protected] Alexander ZHUIKOV Y--
[email protected] Paul Schwarz YYY
[email protected] John Turnipseed ([email protected]) -Y-
[email protected] Scott A. Shackleton Y--
[email protected] Shane Hartman NNN
[email protected] Simon Blomberg -Y-
[email protected] Scott W. Line YYY
[email protected] Sanford A. Moss YYN
smtplink%[email protected] Michael Young Y--
[email protected] Stephen A. Pluhar YYY
[email protected] Martha P. Dahlgren YY-
[email protected] Nathan Tenny -Y-
[email protected] Susan Volman Y--
[email protected] Sascha Wildner YYY
[email protected] Bruce Thacker YYY
[email protected] Timo Rinne YYY
[email protected] Tarcisio Neves da Cunha --Y
[email protected] YY-
[email protected] Tuncay Ozgunen -Y-
[email protected] Una Smith YYY
[email protected] William C. Banta YYY
[email protected] Michael R. Weil YYY
[email protected] Will Fischer YY-
[email protected] Jeremy Whitlock --Y
[email protected] Alison L. Whitlock -Y-
[email protected] Dave Yadallee YYY
[email protected] Marcio Zikan Cardoso Y--
[email protected] Simon Hudson -Y-
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